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Split Decision22 May 20263336551

49-51 Main Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1UW

Planning appeal 3336551 at 49-51 Main Street, Cosby, Leicester, LE9 1UW (Blaby District Council) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 22 May 2026 by Inspector Madge M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the development's effect on the setting of the Tithe Barn and Church of St Michael and All Angels.

Without planning permission, the erection of three oak framed porch canopies to the front and rear elevations of the property (shown in blue in the approximate positions on the attached plan)

Authority
Blaby District Council
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Other minor developments
Inspector
Madge M

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the development's effect on the setting of the Tithe Barn and Church of St Michael and All Angels
  • the character and appearance of the Cosby Conservation Area
  • whether there are any public benefits that would outweigh any identified harms

What decided it

The two rear porches' considerable visual prominence and scale, disproportionate to the terrace's modest character, caused less than substantial but considerable harm to the setting of the listed buildings and conservation area character, with no public benefits to justify this harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
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